The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-20
HIGH ART IN NEW YORK.


eyi Wv AosAA aAstsj thc IAN WAL ~
into effect In this city prohibiting the sale
Of 'genuino oil paintings" by meana Of s
smooth salesman, u ntrong gssjet, and {
tin reflector. Genuine oil paintings arr
1.-TWO kinda-vlz: Thoue painted by hant
and those painted by the day. The latter
find ready Gale in New York to people
who claim that Rembrandt and Bier
stadt hsyo alwaya aaked fancy prices iol
their work. W. "a n Ea
I dropped In yeatordsy at ono Of these
great sacrihces by gaslight, and. WAS sur
plised to see real art go begging In the
midst Of wealth. In this sto.erooln were
pictures varying in size from piece o.
cloth up to one Is large each way as the
plot for tragedy. There Was ono little
painting Of Diana surprised by q New
York artist. didn't blame her much
1t was q very smsll painting, done on q
piecs Of celluloid no larger than poke,
chip, Ii l may be permitted to use com.
pariaon that ID extremely distaatelul to
me. Another small painting, "The
Landing Of Columbus" was or the re-.
verse aido Of hali.do!lsr. The reverse
side Of half-dollar ia the side that you
turn up while matching with man who
most always wins. :, gs.s
l yentured to remark, as I looked at
this little triumph Of art on small aca}e,
that Columbus Was always regarded by
Americans Us courageous man, but when
hey atopped to consider that he landed
st o place where cigsrs are % cents piece
aud that he lRnded on q half.dollar, II
seemed to mo that fsw resolutions Of
respect would not DO out oil place. 5,
A gentleman who stood near me, and
Who wse there to bny son,s art gems 10,
the dlning-room Of railroad eatiug.house,
said that painting the landing Of Colum.
bus on hslf-dol!ar Was no great triumph
in that line. He knew man in Nova
Scotia who painted marine view Of the
aelu2e on tho handle Of an umbrella, md
smother man. who wss neighbor Of his,
painted very llfs-like picture Of Europe
on an empty stomach. He said 1t was es
good front view Of Europe as he eve,
saw too. 1iG& ~
At this point Ealeaman excused him
self, and heard him holding a consulta
ton with his telephone in the back part
Of the room, during which he asked gen.
tlenRa named Ward Siland il he hsdr',
found himself short oil a low-Gat man with
deep'red noao and tall, ead.lookinp
party who seemed 10 bs In uearch OF q
quiet place in which he could weep. :.
The hour for the sale having now arrived
the gas wag turned on and the sacrifice
began. The ea!ing.hou5s man and con.
stituted the eager crowd. Tho pictures
oae after tho other, we're cot up on an ca
sel 60 that bunch Of gas.jets, with the
aid Of a bright ton reflector, would cast 9
soft effulgence over thu picture and nstu'
rally make man wantit .sgzr
The first slaughter consisted Of nice
red picture by Do Gsumer. 1t represent.
cd an autumn scene Just in the act Of put.
ting on its heavy red flannel underbrush
for the winter. 81 -. n
snow, there" said tho oating-house
man to me, "is rare picture"
"Yes," said |, with charming naiyette
sHd sang lroid, ut looks pretty raro and
it is not what you would coll we'll done.'
lie laughed heartily and gave him q
cigar with looso Neither Hubbard wrap
per and inlaid filler, warning him to be
careful when he bit the end OF not To lie,
tho inside 81 the cigar spill out.
We then began to discusa the works Of
art as they were put up. and other people
dropped in to bid on the pictures and en-.
| joy Themselves. ,i.s -.5i
Hers" said the urbane auetioneer with
no collar OF conscience, "ia reel oil paint
Ing. You can wash it, as will show YOU
he then kindly spit or spst {whicheye,
would look beat in print) on the picture
and washed the face Of a maroon, rustic
maiden in blue shoes, with greenish dog
near her that seemed to be mOrtised into
bunch Of. violst Rrass. He then wipad
her features with the elbow OF his shirt
sleevc, wiped this sleeve on the other,
! then that one on one leg Of his psntalooni
and TINT leg on the other, thus giving
Woodworth's method Of illustrating the
1rst, second, and third dilutions Of home
opathy. "aers is q picture done by d.
Gsumer in oil. 1t would ordinarily uost
$50. The frame alone would cost s95
What do hear for the picture, franc and
all together2" II &.
"Will you have it cent to my address
il l buy itY" auked the ea!lns-house
man. l&'-S t.. 5s ( ~
where" q, y. IN it}'E. 4
"How about repairing that road thai
goes northwest from the foreground Il
tho ueal-brown barn ?" sss.i 4 g}8!
"That, Bir. ia not road. It Is q noun
tain torrent" D ],
"Oh! torrent is it? 'scuse haste and {
bad pen. Thought it WIS the county. Zine
road. see now, though, that it's q tor
! rent. Anybody can aee it's a torrent.
Just begin to savvy. Come 10 put my
glasses on, I can see that it's arip.snort
Ing torrent leaning up against seal.browr
barn to rest and wait for street sprinkler
70 come along and squirt aome water OF
It," ,.;z5}', an m ~ -,
THAT is not q barn. tits q mill, air-i
mountain.mill in the Alps. Back here IL
the dim horizon you can SEQ the Alps
How much Tor the picture, gentlemen
treme and all? The frame goes with til,
picture, remember, and We will saud 1t t,
your address for you. How much do
hear for the picture? Start 1t at SIS, gen
tlemen; sos! S55! SA5! s35! SCI! SIS IS
Give-me-an-oGer I"h
5"Ia that foreign view ~ ,;
ss"Yes, cir; foreign view Of the Alps" q
"Looking south ~ ,l.,-'i! - ~ a + Z
Eyes, sir; looking south" 3..4t 81
"Froln where 2"sst, al; At si I
."From the north. How much for th,
picture, gentlemen Don't keep me wait
ing, Give me bid on this beautiful pic
iture. Thrust be eold." . "a. M
Who did you eay painted IT." u 4
"De GauNer."' * s. ii ~ a 4 ~ ~:
"Ot Now York p At
eyes, Of New York;
"Forty cents 2" . s n !l4i I !: III
s35W - ~,
"Forty cents u x n \
| ""You certainly don't want the picture
OF yor would not bid forty cents cnly
THAT'S 1t exactly. I bid forty cents To-
it because I don't want II" I
swell, sir, will administer q atingin,
rsbuke to you ior. your. folly and imp